Ahmadinejad Acknowledges Possibility of Gay People in Iran

[William769]

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acknowledged that gay people might exist in his country during a press briefing where he suggested that perhaps CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer knows some of them.

During the briefing with reporters Thursday in New York City, the site of the United Nations General Assembly, Blitzer asked Ahmadinejad about his controversial statement from 2007 at Columbia University that gay people do not exist in Iran. The president gave the answer back then in response to questions about the execution of gay people, which reportedly continue despite the country’s insistence to the contrary.

“Are there homosexuals in Iran?” Blitzer asked.

"My position hasn't changed,” said Ahmadinejad through an interpreter, although his acknowledgement of gay people in Iran presented a new development.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/23/Ahmadinejad_Acknowledges_Possibility_of_Gay_People_in_Iran/

I wonder what his next answer will be. :eyes:

[sakabatou]

1. "I wonder what his next answer will be."

Kill all the gays, just like in Uganda.

:puke:

[William769]

2. I was thinking that same thought.

[Enrique]

3. is he saying anything Rick Santorum would disagree with?

I mean it. Santorum, Bachmann, et al, agree with Ahmadinejad on homosexuality. And it's no exaggeration to say that they would want America to be more like Iran in this respect, they would openly say that homosexuality should be seen as shameful here too. They don't want gay marriage because that would "normalize" a behavior they believe should be seen as deviant.

here's Ahmadinejad to Wolf:

“In Iran, homosexuality is looked down upon as an ugly deed,” he said. “Perhaps there are those who engage in such activities and you may be in contact with them and more aware of them. But in Iranian society such activities, thoughts, and behaviors are shameful. Therefore, these are not known elements within Iranian society. Rest assured, this is one of the ugliest behaviors in our society. It is against divine will, divine teachings of any and every faith, and it is certainly at the detriment of humans and humanity. But, as the government, I cannot go in the street and stop my population and ask them about specific orientation, so my position is clear about that."

[Prometheus Bound]

4. What does that mean?

But, as the government, I cannot go in the street and stop my population and ask them about specific orientation, so my position is clear about that."

He must get dizzy trying to answer a question like that without saying anything. He should just say, "You know what? I just don't know. We prefer not to talk about these things."